Writing a Christmas Tree


Check out this post from Author Megan Morgan’s blog on how writing a book is like decorating a Christmas Tree

Megan Morgan

With Christmas just around the corner (gosh, where did this year go?) and owing to the fact I just put up my own Christmas tree (I usually wait until it’s at least December but I have a full schedule in the near future) I thought I’d do something fun today. Let’s talk about how writing a book is like decorating a Christmas tree!

What do I mean by that? That it’s awkward to put together and half the lights don’t work? That you get sick of looking at it after a while? That no matter how pretty and perfect it seems, something is lurking in the shadows, waiting to topple it? (I’m looking at you, kitties of the world.) No, I mean that creating the structure of a book is like decorating a Christmas tree. Or at least, it is when you enjoy metaphors and need a subject for a…

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